Hundreds of people aligned themselves on Friday morning on three sites in New York, some arriving more than an hour earlier, to have the opportunity to seize one of the warmest products in the country:A dozen free eggs.
People were grouped against the winding cold while they were standing in front of a Harlem restaurant, waiting patiently to give him a box. Less than 10 minutes later, the 100 boxes had disappeared, leaving the hands a lot.
“I learned the news that they will give around, like 1,500 eggs, or something like that. Okay? And I just came because I needed eggs, then I’m waiting here in the line, and I see nothing,” said Jackline Tejava, who was in a line that extended around the block. “They say that the eggs have disappeared, but it’s not even more than 20 people, so I don’t know what happened.”
Egg priceHit a record last month as the United States claims toBird flu epidemicThis has forced poultry farms to massacre more than 168 million birds since 2022.
Trying to find eggs on the shelves of the grocery store in New York can be affected or missed. When they are in stock, they can be expensive.
Friday’s gift was organized by Farmerjawn, a Pennsylvania farm of 128 acres (52 hectares) which focuses on the supply of biological foods to poorly served communities. Farmerjawn organized other gifts to eggs on Friday in Brooklyn and Queens. The group also distributed free boxes in New York last month.
“We give this egg gift because, as food producers, we believe that it is our responsibility to support the communities that support us,” the group said in a written declaration. He joined a local butcher’s shop and a New York farm in the northern state to organize Friday events.
“Food is a drug, and everyone – especially the middle class often forgotten – deserves access,” said Farmerjawn.
Other organizations, including churches, recently organized egg gifts in New York and elsewhere in the country, notably Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia and the County of Richland, in South Carolina.
The American Department of Agriculture is expecting egg pricesIncrease 41%This year compared to last year’s average of $ 3.17 per dozen. An egg card in New York can often work two or three times this quantity, depending on the store.
Marion Johnson, who waited for more than two hours to Harlem’s gift but did not get a free card, said that she could not afford eggs.
“They are so expensive,” she said. “It’s not fair. … They know everyone will be online like that.”
This story was initially presented on Fortune.com
